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223 Area Code

Area code 223 serves Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg and nearby communities in Pennsylvania. It has been in service since September 26, 2017, when it was split from 717.

StatePennsylvania
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use252
Overlay with717
Projected to run out2054
LancasterHarrisburgYorkLebanonChambersburgCarlisleColonial ParkHanoverWeigelstownHersheyEphrataElizabethtownWaynesboroProgressShilohColumbiaMechanicsburgWillow StreetMiddletownLititzMillersvilleLewistownGettysburgParkvilleMount JoyCamp HillLeolaPalmyraNew CumberlandLower AllenRutherfordLinglestownRed LionSteeltonSchlusserEnolaCampbelltownNew HollandShippensburgNew FreedomWest YorkLancasterHarrisburgYorkLebanonChambersburgCarlisle
Cities and towns served by area code 223

Who issues 223 numbers

Mobile 19%VoIP and cable 51%Landline 29%

Share of the 252 prefixes (the three digits after 223) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)88
PCS One27
Fractel24
Ton80 Communications16
Verizon Wireless11
Bandwidth10
AT&T Mobility10
Comcast (Xfinity)8

Cities and towns in area code 223

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lancaster58,366717
Harrisburg50,522717
York45,342717
Lebanon26,479717
Chambersburg23,376717
Carlisle22,693717
Colonial Park18,125717
Hanover16,684717
Weigelstown15,401717
Hershey14,334717
Ephrata13,647717
Elizabethtown11,961717
Waynesboro11,190717
Progress11,143717
Shiloh11,022717
Columbia10,314717
Mechanicsburg10,037717
Willow Street10,010717
Middletown9,776717
Lititz9,689717
Millersville9,280717
Lewistown8,385717
Gettysburg8,365717
Parkville8,354717
Mount Joy8,319717
Camp Hill8,199717
Leola8,107717
Palmyra7,762717
New Cumberland7,590717
Lower Allen7,582717
Rutherford6,982717
Linglestown6,747717
Red Lion6,523717
Steelton6,328717
Schlusser5,926717
Enola5,913717
Campbelltown5,759717
New Holland5,754717
Shippensburg5,615717
New Freedom5,116717

Showing the 40 largest of 41 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 223?

A 223 number was originally issued in Pennsylvania, but that does not prove the caller is there. 51% of 223 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 252 prefixes in area code 223

Format: (223) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 223

Where is area code 223?
Area code 223 is in Pennsylvania. It covers Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg, Carlisle and 35 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 223?
Area code 223 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 223 a toll-free number?
No. 223 is a geographic area code in Pennsylvania. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 223 share its area with 717?
223 and 717 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 223 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 223/717 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2054. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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